Nimari Burnett

Men's Basketball vs. Texas A&M - NCAA Tournament Second Round

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
G
Height:
6-5
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Prolific Prep (Calif.)

Pronunciation
• First name pronounced: nih-MAR-ee
• Last name pronounced: burr-NET

Career Highlights
• Academic All-Big Ten (2025, '26)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2024, '25)
• U-M’s Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree (2025)
• Member of the 2026 National Championship Team
   • Defeated No. 2 seed UConn, 69-63, to claim U-M’s second national title
• Helped U-M to a program-record 37-3 record (2025-26)
   • Set records for most wins (37) and fewest losses (3)
• Helped U-M capture the 2026 Players Era Championship in Las Vegas
   • Rolled to three straight 30+ point wins over three days (+36.7 average margin)
   • San Diego State (94-54; +40), No. 21 Auburn (102-72; +30), No. 12 Gonzaga (101-61; +40)
• Helped U-M secure the 2026 Big Ten regular-season title
   • Posted a program- and Big Ten-record 19-1 conference mark
   • Won title by four games, earning No. 1 seed in Big Ten Tournament
   • Went 10-0 in Big Ten road games, first team to do so in 50 years (Indiana, 1976)
• 2026 NCAA Tournament (No. 3 overall seed; No. 1 Midwest seed)
   • First Round: Defeated No. 16 Howard, 101-80
   • Second Round: Defeated No. 9 Saint Louis, 95-72
   • Sweet 16: Defeated No. 4 Alabama, 90-77
       • Seventh straight Sweet 16 appearance
   • Elite Eight: Defeated No. 6 Tennessee, 95-62
       • Fifth Elite Eight appearance in the last 10 tournaments
   • Final Four: Defeated No. 1 Arizona, 91-73
       • Ninth Final Four appearance
   • National Championship: Defeated No. 2 UConn, 69-63
       • First national title in 37 years (since 1989); second in program history
• Helped U-M win the 2025 Big Ten Tournament title
   • Defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin, 59-53, to claim U-M's fourth tournament title
   • Advanced with wins over No. 6 seed Purdue (86-68) and No. 2 seed Maryland (81-80)
• Helped Alabama to the SEC regular season and tournament title (2023)

Career Milestones
• Played in 148 career games with 118 starts
   • Started 109 consecutive games at Michigan; not missing a game
   • Played in 27 games (nine starts) at Alabama
   • Played in 12 games at Texas Tech
• Posted a 140-68 career record
• Scored 1,197 career points (8.1 per game)
   • 55 double figure games
   • Recorded his 1,000th career point at Washington (Jan. 14, 2025)
• Grabbed 446 rebounds (3.0 per game)
• Dished 211 assists (1.4 per game)
• Made 209 three-pointers (1.4 per game)

Season: 2025-26 (Michigan)
• Started all 40 games, one of three Wolverines to do so
• Averaged 8.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists in 19.8 minutes per game
   • Posted 15 double-figure scoring games, including one 20-point and one 30-point game
       • Career-high 31 points against Penn State (Feb. 5), finishing 11-for-16 with a career-high seven three-pointers
           • Became the first and only Wolverine to score 30-plus points during the season
   • Posted nine games with five-plus rebounds
       • Season-high seven rebounds, twice: vs. SDSU (Nov. 24; Players Era) and vs. Tennessee (March 29; NCAA)
   • Posted 14 games with two-plus assists
       • Season-high three assists, five times
   • Logged 21 games with 20-plus minutes
       • Season-high 28 minutes vs. Purdue (March 15; Big Ten Tournament)
• Made 60 three-pointers
   • Third straight season of 50-plus three-pointers; second of 60-plus
   • One of four Wolverines to make 60-plus three-pointers on the season
   • Posted seven games with three-plus three-pointers
       • Career-high seven three-pointers against Penn State (7-for-10)
• Added 23 steals and four blocks
   • Season-high two steals, five times
   • Season-high one block, four times

Season: 2024-25 (Michigan)
• Started all 37 games, one of four Wolverines to do so
• Averaged 9.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists in 26.3 minutes per game
   • Posted 17 double-figure scoring games, including one 20-point game
       • Season-high 20 points against Rutgers (Feb. 27); hit the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer
   • Posted 11 games with five-plus rebounds
       • Season-high seven rebounds, twice: at Wisconsin (Dec. 3) and vs. Auburn (March 28, NCAA)
   • Posted nine games with three-plus assists
       • Career-high-tying six assists vs. Xavier (Nov. 27, Fort Myers Tip-Off)
   • Logged 10 games with 30+ minutes
       • Season-high 37 minutes at UCLA (Jan. 7)
• Led Michigan with 66 three-pointers
   • Second straight 50-plus season; first career season of 60-plus
   • One of two Wolverines to make 60-plus three-pointers on the season
   • Posted eight games with 3+ made three-pointers
       • Season-high five three-pointers against Western Kentucky (Dec. 29)
• Added 29 steals (second on U-M) and eight blocks
   • Season-high three steals against Northwestern (Jan. 19)
   • Season-high one block, eight times

Season: 2023-24 (Michigan)
• Started all 32 games, the only Wolverine to do so
   • Michigan debut, and first U-M start, against Cleveland State (Nov. 4): four points, two rebounds, two steals
• Averaged 9.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists in 31.3 minutes per game
   • Posted 16 double-figure scoring games
       • Season-high 21 points at St. John's (Nov. 13) in Madison Square Garden
           • First career 20-point game
           • Scored all 21 in the first half (8-for-8 FG; 4-for-4 3FG; 1-for-2 FT)
   • Posted 13 games with five-plus rebounds
       • Career-high 10 rebounds against Ohio State (Jan. 15)
   • Posted 13 games with three-plus assists
       • Career-high six assists vs. Penn State (Jan. 7) at the Palestra
   • Logged 20 games with 30-plus minutes, including three with 40-plus
       • Career-high 44 minutes vs. Florida in double overtime
• Made 52 three-pointers, with 31 coming on the road
   • First career 50-plus season
   • Season-best four three-pointers at St. John’s in Madison Square Garden
• Added 28 steals (second on U-M) and 13 blocks
   • Season-high five steals vs. Florida in double overtime (Dec. 19; Jumpman Invitational)
   • Season-high two blocks, vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 24) in the Battle 4 Atlantis

Season: 2022-23 (Alabama)
• Played in 27 games, with nine starts
   • Alabama debut, and first career start, against Longwood (Nov. 7): three points, two rebounds
   • Missed nine games following left wrist surgery (fracture)
• Averaged 5.6 points and 2.0 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game
   • Posted five double-figure games
       • Season-high 18 points against Jacksonville State (Nov. 18); made five three-pointers
   • Posted nine games with three-plus rebounds
       • Season-high four rebounds, four times
   • Logged 16 games with 15-plus minutes, with five of 20-plus
       • Season-high 24 minutes against Liberty (Nov. 11)
• Added 20 assists, four blocks, and 10 steals
   • Season-high three assists at LSU (Feb. 4)
   • Season-high one block, four times
   • Season-high one steal, 10 times

Season: 2021-22 (Alabama)
• Transferred from Texas Tech
• Redshirted following right knee surgery

Season: 2020-21 (Texas Tech)
• Played in 12 games, all off the bench
   • Collegiate debut against Northwestern State (Nov. 25): two points, two steals, and a rebound
• Averaged 5.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 17,7 minutes per game
   • Posted two double figure games
       • Season-high 12 points against Grambling (Dec. 6): 7-for-7 on free throws
       • Added 10 points against Abilene Christian (Dec. 9)
   • Posted four games with three-plus rebounds
       • Season-high four rebounds, twice: Troy (Dec. 4) and Abilene Christian
   • Logged four games of 20-plus minutes and one 30-plus
       • Season-high 30 minutes against Abilene Christian
• Added 11 assists, six blocks, and 17 steals
   • Season-high four assists against Incarnate Word (Dec. 29)
   • Career-high three blocks against Troy
   • Career-high six steals against Grambling

Prep Career
• Consensus Top 50 ranking for Class of 2020: ESPN (5-star; 22), 247Sports (4-star; 38), Rivals (4-star; 39)
• McDonald’s All-American, an invitee to the Jordan Brand Classic and Iverson Classic (2020)
   • All three games were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Played one season at Morgan Park (Chicago), before transferring to Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) for three seasons
• As a senior (2019-20), averaged 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists; helped the Crew to a 31-3 record earning the No. 8 seed at the GEICO Nationals before it was canceled due to Covid-19
• Senior teammate with Jalen Green, who skipped college for the NBA G League's Ignite before getting selected No. 2 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft (Houston)
• As a junior (2018-19), averaged 21.4 points, helping the Crew to a 29-7 record
• Played a limited role as a sophomore (2017-18) after missing five weeks due to a wrist injury
• As a freshman (2016-17; Morgan Park), averaged 11.4 points off the bench; helping the Mustangs to a 26-6 record and the 2017 Class 3A State title after a thrilling 69-67 OT win over Fenwick; made six three-pointers off the bench scoring a team-best 24 points in championship game
• Guided the Mustangs to the Class 3A championship game following wins in the sectional final (Bogan; 101-71), super-sectional (North Lawndale; 71-59), and semifinal (Lanphier; 60-53; nine points and four rebounds)
• Played with former Illinois All-Big Ten guard Ayo Dosunmu
• Played AAU with Team WhyNot

USA Basketball
• Played on 2019 USA 3X3 team at FIBA U18 World Cup
• Helped the U.S. to its first-ever gold medal (7-0) in Mongolia
   • Pool Play (4-0): Latvia (21-13), Georgia (21-9), Belarus (21-14), Mongolia (21-10)
   • Tournament: Italy (QF; 19-12), Russia (SF; 18-17) and Turkey (F; 16-12)
• Fifth among all tournament players with 40 total points.
• Teammates: Devin Askew (Cal), Dawson Garcia (Minnesota), Ryan Morton (Purdue)
• Qualified for the World Cup with Team Attack; gold medal (8-0)
   • Pool A (5-0): Legacy (21-11), H2O (21-8), Love Academy (21-5), Hard 2 Guard (21-15), Team Cure (21-11)
   • Tournament: Legacy (QF; 21-9), Pluto (SF; 22-10) and Pursuit (F; 22-13)
• Participated in 2019 U.S. Men’s U19 World Cup Team training camp
• Participated in 2019 U.S. Junior National Team mini camps (April & October)